Celebrities Who are Known for Something Other Than What They are Famous From

Celebrities usually become famous and rich because of their work on media, movies, modeling, music or sports. However, besides the famous role that they play every day, many of them have also another work ongoing. Here are a few examples of celebrities who are known for doing something outside their main field of interest.

They often take up some new things to do – whether it comes from real passion or it is just to kill time. Public personalities with an established presence in show business are presented with unique opportunity to make their voice heard. Many of them would engage in quality social work promoting important campaigns and raising funds for charities. Angelina Jolie, Ellen DeGeneres, Meryl Streep, John Cena and lots of other actors, athletes, entrepreneurs, models, artists, etc. are to be named here. Plenty of them are thinking about financial security at the peak of their time. If it is by starting side business like Jessica Alba or Sarah Michelle Gellar or making smart investments in branches like Silicon Valley technologies, e-sports projects, and cryptocurrencies. Some of them took a good advise to jump the early train in ventures with great potential to be the next revolutionary projects, which is what Ashton Kutcher did with Spotify, Airbnb, and Uber.

Other times, the rich and famous, having the proper resources and some time on their hand, would try new things and then figure out it is something they really like and maybe even are good at it. After all, not everybody was born knowing exactly what they would do in life. Changes are part of the process. Some of the spectacular ones in the industry oftentimes began the unforgettable careers. It was certainly the case with Martha Stewart. Once a promising model, she decided to turn her love for cooking and the knack for creative presentation into something of substance. She expanded her brand into everything that is now associated with the name Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Speaking of culinary influences, before becoming chef and TV personality at the age of 50, Julia Child toggled few jobs in media and advertising.

It’s highly unlikely that true movie fans aren’t familiar with the story of Harrison Ford who found its way to fame through a small part in George Lucas film, who incidentally himself wasn’t very known at the moment. Ford worked as a carpenter for 15 years and now we cannot imagine Indiana Jones or Han Solo without him. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Terry Crews both switched the life of a professional athlete for Hollywood. A different path was that of Ronald Reagan who worked his way up to the highest elected office in politics, after a successful acting period in the 1930s and 40s.

Sometimes stars are drawn to activities that are different from their line of work or supply them with the desired dose of thrill and excitement. They have hobbies like we all do: sports, comic books, knitting. An interesting realm that attracts a lot of celebrity involvement is poker card game. The beauty and the appeal behind this game is its accessibility. Virtually, anyone can play it, even without extra software involved, and with a little effort – achieve satisfying results. Sorkin’s Molly’s Game motion picture confirmed that a good part of Hollywood enjoys wagering high stakes in exclusive meetings. Names like: Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon or Ben Affleck are just a small sample of the distinguished guest at such events. Those trends are nothing new. In fact, in the past, there were several celebrity participants who managed to finish on paying positions in major tournaments while still pursuing their regular careers like Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth.

No matter who the celebrity is, probably there is some other activity, social work, hobby or every day sport that just a few now about.